US Vice President for European and Eurasian Affairs Gabriel Escobar said US authorities have repeatedly urged Serbs to participate in elections in unrecognized Kosovo, which should be held at the end of April. transmits tanjug. According to him, Washington will support the results of the vote regardless of ethnic Serbs’ participation.
“We [США] We understand a lot of what they see as a problem, but they still need to get involved. If they don’t agree, that doesn’t mean we are. [США] We do not support elections. <…> Elections will be held and we will recognize their results, we hope that the Serbs will return one day, ”said Escobar.
As the Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated, the American side wants the Serbs to end the boycott and return to the local authorities in Kosovo and Metohija, especially the law enforcement. He also added that then Albanians would not need to be there.
Petar Petkovic, head of the Chancery for Kosovo and Metohija within the Serbian Council of Ministers, previously stated that the unrecognized Kosovo authorities want full occupation north of the region with local elections. According to him, the West will have to explain why Serbian communities will be ruled by 2% of the Albanian population following the voting results.